For Halloween 2016, Transitions student Jace built a costume of armored supervillain Crossbones from the blockbuster superhero film Captain America: Civil War. She crafted the armor, helmet, shin guards, and gauntlets out of EVA foam and riveted them to fabric pads that she sewed on her sewing machine.“It was a very, very tiring process,” Jace said of her costume. “The only parts I bought were a pair of tactical gloves, a tactical pouch for my cell phone, knee pads, a black quarter-zip jacket, and black camouflage cargo pants. Everything else was sewn or assembled by me.”While the costume looks incredible, it is not very comfortable to wear. “Each gauntlet is basically a foam tube with a fake fist attached using PVC pipe and dowels. There are no moving parts, and I’m constantly gripping a bar in order to prevent them from slipping off, so I am completely unable to use my hands,” said Jace. “And the suit has a lot of layers and padding, so it can get hot.”Halloween may be over, but Jace says her work on the costume isn’t. “I’m looking into buying brush-on resin to stiffen and protect the helmet and gauntlets, and I’m hoping to add some tactical pouches to the right shoulder and chest,” Jace said. “I’m also hoping to Velcro the chest plate to the vest as well as tighten up the side MOLLE panels for a better fit. And I’d like to line the helmet with neoprene for comfort.”